View source for Afghanistan in the ABU TV Song Festival

{{Infobox song contest country
| Name           = Afghanistan
| Flag = Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2021).svg
| Member station = [[Ariana Television Network]] (ATN){{Collapsible list
| title = '''Former members'''
|'''2012–2013:''' [[Radio Television Afghanistan]] (RTA)
}}
| National selection event =
| Apps       = 6
| First      = [[ABU TV Song Festival 2012|2012]]
| Last       = [[ABU TV Song Festival 2018|2018]]
| Best       =
| Worst      =
| Website    =
}}
The participation of '''Afghanistan in the ABU TV Song Festival''' has occurred six times since the inaugural [[ABU TV Song Festival]] began in [[ABU TV Song Festival 2012|2012]]. Since their début in 2012, the Afghan entry has been organised by the national broadcaster [[Radio Television Afghanistan]] (RTA). In [[ABU TV Song Festival 2014|2014]], Afghanistan withdrew from the festival. Ariana Television Network (ATN) took over from organising the nation's entry since the announcement of their return to the [[ABU TV Song Festival 2015]]. In [[ABU TV Song Festival 2019|2019]], Afghanistan withdrew from the festival.
==History==
RTA was one of the founder members at the inaugural ABU TV Song Festivals, and have participated twice since their début in 2012.<ref name="ATSF2012">{{cite web|last=Hamzah |first=Hanizah |title=ABU TV Song Festival |url=http://www.abu.org.my/Programme-@-ABU_TV_Song_Festival.aspx |publisher=[[Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union]] |accessdate=4 October 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920081328/http://www.abu.org.my/Programme-%40-ABU_TV_Song_Festival.aspx |archivedate=20 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hameed Sakhizada represented Afghanistan in 2012, with the song "Folk Music (Malestani)", performed in [[Persian language|Persian]].<ref name="ATSF2012"/> Afghanistan took part again in [[ABU TV Song Festival 2013|2013]] with the song "Ma Ba Tu'em (Sobh E Abadi)", performed by Shahzad Adeel.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABU TV Song Festival - Afghanistan |url=http://www.abuhanoi2013.com/Content.aspx?cid=41&scid=91 |work=Performer's profile |publisher=abuhanoi2013.com |accessdate=20 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009002535/http://www.abuhanoi2013.com/Content.aspx?cid=41&scid=91 |archivedate=9 October 2013 }}</ref>
At the [[ABU TV Song Festival 2014]], Afghanistan was not present on the final participation list that was published, with the reasons for withdrawal never being made public.<ref>{{cite web|title=Line-up announced for 3rd ABU TV Song Festival|url=http://www.abu.org.my/Latest_News-@-Line-up_announced_for_3rd_ABU_TV_Song_Festival.aspx|website=abu.org.my|publisher=ABU|accessdate=19 September 2014|date=19 September 2014}}</ref> On 19 August 2015 it was announced that Afghanistan would return to the [[ABU TV Song Festival 2015]], with a change of broadcaster, [[Ariana Television Network]] (ATN), being in charge of organising the Afghan entry.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=ATSF’15: 14 Countries To Participate In Istanbul|url=http://eurovoix-world.com/asf15-14-countries-to-participate-in-istanbul/|website=Eurovoix-World.com|accessdate=19 August 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925144231/http://eurovoix-world.com/asf15-14-countries-to-participate-in-istanbul/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 13 September 2015 it was announced that [[Mozhdah]] would be representing Afghanistan with the song "Hamsafar",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=ATSF’15: ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Participants Announced|url=http://eurovoix-world.com/atsf15-abu-tv-song-festival-2015-participants-announced/|website=Eurovoix-World.com|accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref> on 20 September it was announced that Mozhdah would change her song.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Afghanistan: To Change Their ABU TV Song Festival 2015 Entry|url=http://eurovoix-world.com/afghanistan-to-change-their-abu-tv-song-festival-2015-entry/|website=Eurovoix-World.com|accessdate=4 October 2015}}</ref> On 23 September it was announced that her new song would be "Ghoroore Tu, Shikaste Ma".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Afghanistan: Mozhdah To Perform “Ghoroore Tu, Shikaste Ma”|url=http://eurovoix-world.com/afghanistan-mozhdah-to-perform-ghoroore-tu-shikaste-ma/|website=Eurovoix-World.com|accessdate=4 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925181922/http://eurovoix-world.com/afghanistan-mozhdah-to-perform-ghoroore-tu-shikaste-ma/|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Participation overview ==
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Year
! Entrant
! Song
! Language
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2012}}
| Hameed Sakhizada
| "Folk Music" (Malestani)
| [[Persian language|Persian]]{{ref|a|1}}
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2013}}
| Shahzad Adeel
| "Ma Ba Tu'em (Sobh E Abadi)" (ما به تو ایم)
| [[Dari language|Dari]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2015}}
| [[Mozhdah]]
| "Ghoroore Tu, Shikaste Ma"
| Persian
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2016}}
| Seeta Qasemie
| "Melody Of Love"
| [[English language|English]], [[Pashto|Afghan Pashto]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2017}}
| Ghulam Mahiuddin Farukh
| "Qarsak"
| [[Arabic]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Abuyr|TV|2018}}
| Negar Mandegar
| "Delbar"
| Persian
|-
|}
'''Notes'''
: 1.{{note|a}}Specifically [[Hazaragi dialect|Hazaragi]], a [[Persian language|Persian]] dialect spoken in [[Hazarajat]], in central Afghanistan.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{ABU TV Song Festival}}
[[Category:Countries at the ABU Song Festival]]